Historical Events
- "Supertrain", TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC
- Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds president Boumedienne in Algeria
- Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for WI v India at Kanpur
Famous Birthdays
- Cerina Vincent, American actress (Stuck In The Middle), and author (Hot Chick books), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Daniel Bierofka, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
- Jon Leicester, American baseball player
- Nicola Campedelli, Italian football coach, born in Cesena, Italy
- Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist, Nobel Peace Prize winner (2011), and human rights activist, born in Taiz Governorate, North Yemen (now Yemen Arab Republic)
Famous Deaths
- Herbert "Peanuts" Holland, American swing jazz trumpeter, dies at 68
- Josef Mengele 'the Angel of Death', German Nazi officer and concentration camp doctor, drowns of the coast of Brazil at 67
- Warren Giles, American Baseball HOF executive (President National League 1951-69; GM Cincinnati Reds 1937–51), dies at 82
Died in 1979 1979 Highlights
About February 7, 1979
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 45 years, 2 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
#1 Song: Heart Of Glass - Blondie
